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diff --git a/src/civetweb/src/third_party/lua-5.3.3/doc/lua.1 b/src/civetweb/src/third_party/lua-5.3.3/doc/lua.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..411531b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/civetweb/src/third_party/lua-5.3.3/doc/lua.1 @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +.TH LUA 1 "$Date: 2014/12/10 15:55:45 $" +.SH NAME +lua \- Lua interpreter +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B lua +[ +.I options +] +[ +.I script +[ +.I args +] +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B lua +is the standalone Lua interpreter. +It loads and executes Lua programs, +either in textual source form or +in precompiled binary form. +(Precompiled binaries are output by +.BR luac , +the Lua compiler.) +.B lua +can be used as a batch interpreter and also interactively. +.LP +The given +.I options +are handled in order and then +the Lua program in file +.I script +is loaded and executed. +The given +.I args +are available to +.I script +as strings in a global table named +.BR arg . +If no options or arguments are given, +then +.B "\-v \-i" +is assumed when the standard input is a terminal; +otherwise, +.B "\-" +is assumed. +.LP +In interactive mode, +.B lua +prompts the user, +reads lines from the standard input, +and executes them as they are read. +If the line contains an expression or list of expressions, +then the line is evaluated and the results are printed. +If a line does not contain a complete statement, +then a secondary prompt is displayed and +lines are read until a complete statement is formed or +a syntax error is found. +.LP +At the very start, +before even handling the command line, +.B lua +checks the contents of the environment variables +.B LUA_INIT_5_3 +or +.BR LUA_INIT , +in that order. +If the contents is of the form +.RI '@ filename ', +then +.I filename +is executed. +Otherwise, the string is assumed to be a Lua statement and is executed. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.BI \-e " stat" +execute statement +.IR stat . +.TP +.B \-i +enter interactive mode after executing +.IR script . +.TP +.BI \-l " name" +execute the equivalent of +.IB name =require(' name ') +before executing +.IR script . +.TP +.B \-v +show version information. +.TP +.B \-E +ignore environment variables. +.TP +.B \-\- +stop handling options. +.TP +.B \- +stop handling options and execute the standard input as a file. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR luac (1) +.br +The documentation at lua.org, +especially section 7 of the reference manual. +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +Error messages should be self explanatory. +.SH AUTHORS +R. Ierusalimschy, +L. H. de Figueiredo, +W. Celes +.\" EOF |